Britain allocates 19 million pounds sterling for humanitarian support in Gaza

Within the framework of humanitarian aid to Gaza, British Minister for International Development Anneliese Dodds announced that her country would allocate additional funding worth 19 million pounds sterling.
She explained that these amounts aim to support humanitarian efforts in the Gaza Strip.

Humanitarian support in Gaza

Her statements came during her participation in a ministerial conference held in Cairo to strengthen the international response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Dodds stated that the new funding includes 12 million pounds allocated to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Food Programme.
In addition to 7 million pounds sterling to support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

The situation in Gaza

The foreign ministers participating in the “Cairo Ministerial Conference to Strengthen the Humanitarian Response in Gaza” confirmed that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is tragic.
They stressed that the Security Council and the international community must take serious steps to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, encourage the two-state solution, and intensify efforts to rebuild the infrastructure in the Strip.
They stressed the importance of allowing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to operate freely in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and allowing urgent humanitarian aid to enter Gaza without restrictions or conditions.